If Intel's erroneous silicon has left your upcoming system build in a state of limbo, you might have considered switching your colours from Intel blue to AMD green.
Aware of that possibility, AMD is doing its best to lure new customers by cutting the cost of its flagship Phenom II processors, and now by throwing in a cash-back incentive to anyone buying specific combinations of its Phenom processors and Radeon graphics cards.
The promotion, running up until March 31st, entitles UK consumers to £20 cash back when they purchase one of the following CPU + GPU combinations from a participating retailer:
| Combination 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mandatory CPU | One or more of the following GPUs | |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090 | + | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 | ||
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | ||
| Combination 2 | ||
| Mandatory CPU | One or more of the following GPUs | |
| AMD Phenom X6 1100 | + | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 | ||
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | ||
UK retailers ebuyer.com, novatech.co.uk, dabs.com and cclonline.co.uk are all taking part in the promotion, as are a number of retailers across the continent - where cash back is valued at €25.
It isn't the best-value promotion we've ever seen, but it's certainly worth knowing about if you're contemplating picking up any of the above six combinations. All the details, including an online claim form, can be found at amd-promotions.com.
